Now Blooming: Redbud Trees

Name: Now Blooming: Redbud Trees | The Huntington
Start: Sun, Feb 15 - Tue, Mar 31 2026
Location: The Huntington

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These small, but visually stunning trees produce a profusion of pink blooms in late winter, just before the leaves emerge for spring.

Cercis is a genus of about 10 species, including our native western redbud (C. occidentalis). Redbuds belong to the pea family (Fabaceae), and if you look closely at their flowers, you can see the resemblance to sweet peas. As an added bonus, when they have finished flowering, redbud trees erupt in attractive heart-shaped leaves. They also produce long seed pods, like their fabaceous cousins.

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